... continual hard labor deadens the energies of the soul, and benumbs the faculties of the mind; the ideas become confined, the… — Maria W. Stewart Copy Share Image
The talent of turning men into ridicule, and exposing to laughter those one converses with, is the qualification of little ungenerous tempers. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation,… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was… — Frederic William Maitland Copy Share Image
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
A cheerful temper, joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good-natured. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
A sunny temper [an attitude of gratitude for what blessings and mercies there are] gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud. — Thomas Guthrie Copy Share Image
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Over time you get to understand the nature of man and the environments you are dealing with, and you can't always allow… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I regard myself as a religious... the temper of my mind as religious, and because I regard the temper of my mind… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
People who run environmental groups and things like that, who have to listen to all kinds of nonsense and keep their tempers,… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
I keep my good health by having a very bad temper, kept under good control. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.' — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
The Queen rarely loses her temper, but when she does, she brooks no argument. — Ingrid Seward Copy Share Image
There's something very intoxicating about playing someone so volatile and someone who can lose his temper at any second. — Tom Felton Copy Share Image
The dishes of the present day are very light, and they have a particular delicacy and perfume. The secret has been discovered… — Louis-Sebastien Mercier Copy Share Image
I have a strange - because there's no other way probably of describing it - uh, temper. I'm a very difficult taskmaster.… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
You're in fine temper," Raffin said. "Your hair is blue," she snapped back. — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Temper is a valuable possession, Never lose it with your obsession, The best way to win a fight, - Do not be… — Munindra Misra Copy Share Image
An eight-mile drive over rain-washed Irish roads in the quick-falling dusk of autumn is an experience trying to the patience, even to… — Katherine Cecil Thurston Copy Share Image
